Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakview Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Oxhey , and the 99th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakview Close (WD19 4RA) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% higher than the Oxhey average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakview Close (WD19 4RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakview Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsfield Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsfield Road —
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Data Sources

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